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Sagara, Shivamogga district, Karnataka · 14.1667°, 75.0333°
Built in 1596 under Venkatappa Nayaka of the Keladi and Ikkeri kingdom, whose family held Marikamba as their tutelary deity. The shrine preserves the goddess's footprints, first consecrated on the town's outskirts and later moved to its centre, and hosts the triennial Marikamba Jathra with a sixteen-foot chariot.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Adi Shankaracharya is said to have been told by the goddess in a dream to establish her temple on this spot.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Keladi Nayaka
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